Commemorative dish depicting the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy, c. 1815, 3/4 × 24 × 24 in. ( × × cm), Brass, Sri Lanka, 19th century, The vivid scenes hammered into the surface of this large brass dish commemorate the epic fall of the Kingdom of Kandy (1592–1815), the last independent state in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) to succumb to British Crown rule. The design echoes that of Kandyan mural painting, with events staged in a series of illustrated panels, accompanied by brief descriptions incised in the local language (Sinhalese).

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